Mwatia Surname
Approximately 176 people bear this surname
Mwatia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 121 | 1:381,652 | 21,791 |
| Tanzania | 55 | 1:962,575 | 44,906 |
Mwatia Demographics
Mwatia Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Mwatia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Mwatia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Mwatia is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Mwatia? popularity and diffusion
Mwatia is the 1,290,735th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 41,406,511 people. The surname Mwatia is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Mwatia are found; 100 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.
The last name Mwatia is most frequently held in Kenya, where it is borne by 121 people, or 1 in 381,652. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Kakamega County, where 91 percent reside, Kwale County, where 3 percent reside and Bungoma County, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Kenya this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 31 percent reside.
Mwatia Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Christian (85%) in Kenya.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mwatija | 92 | 374 | / |
| Mwatiha | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mwathia | 92 | 1 | / |
| Mbatia | 83 | 5,481 | / |
| Mwatya | 83 | 50 | / |
| Muatia | 83 | 6 | / |
| Mwotia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwatio | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mwetia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Muattia | 77 | 106 | / |
| Mwethia | 77 | 27 | / |
| Mbatiah | 77 | 11 | / |
| Mbaitia | 77 | 10 | / |
| Mwatyei | 77 | 9 | / |
| Mbathia | 77 | 5 | / |
| Muadtia | 77 | 4 | / |
| Mbhatia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muatiat | 77 | 1 | / |
| Mwetiha | 77 | 1 | / |
| Muhatiah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Mweithia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muataiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| M'Vattia | 71 | 1 | / |
| Muetia | 67 | 36 | / |
| Mbotia | 67 | 11 | / |
| Mwetio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Mwotio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Mbatio | 67 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Mwatia
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis